Unit1Where’syourpenpalfrom?Languagegoal1.Function:.Inthisunitstudentslearntotalkaboutwherepeoplearefrom.2.Vocabulary:Canada,France,JapantheUnitedStates,Australia,Singapore,TheUnitedKingdom,China3.Targetlanguage:Whereisyourpenpalfrom?/sheisfromCanada.Wheredoesshelive?/ShelivesinToronto.Whatlanguagedoesshespeak?/ShespeaksEnglishandFrench.4.StructuresWherequestions/WhatquestionsKeyPointsWherequestions/WhatquestionsDifficultiesThenamesofdifferentcountries/Thelanguagesofdifferentcountries/Thedifferencesof“be”and“do”inthesentence.SectionA1a.Thisactivityprovidesguidedlisteningandpronunciationpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.1.Pointtothenumberedlistofwords.Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.2.Playtherecodingasecondtime.AskSstorepeatthenamesofthecountries3.LetSsreadthenewwordsaloudindividuallyorinpairs.1b.Thisactivityprovideslisteningpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.1.Pointoutthelistofcountriesin1a.LetSscirclethenamesofthecountriesthepeoplearetalkingabout.2.Playtherecordingthefirsttime.3.Playtherecordingasecondtime.Ssonlylisten.4.Checktheanswers.(Canada,Australia,Japan,Singapore)1c.Thisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Pointouttheconversationsinthepictureandaskastudenttoreadeachonewithyou,theninpairs,ingroups.Askvariouspairstopresentanewonetotheclass.2a.Thisactivityprovidesreadingandspellingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Pointoutthelistofcountries.ReadandaskSstorepeat.Pointoutthelistofcities.ReadandaskSstorepeataloud.AskSstowork,offerhelpasneeded.Correctthework.2b.Thisactivityprovideslisteningpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Callattentiontothelistofcitiesandcountriesin2a.LetSscirclethemwhentheyheartheconversationsatthefirsttime.Playtherecordingasecondtime.Checktheanswers.(Japan,Tokyo,France,Paris,Australia,Sydney)2c.Thisactivityprovideslisteningandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Callattentiontothechartin2c.Playthefirstconversationonthetape.PlaytherecordingagainandhaveSsfillinthechart.Checktheanswers.2d.Thisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Callattentiontotheconversationinthepicture.AsktwoSstoreadittotheclass.AskSstoworkinsmallgroups.Appointaleader.Makesureeveryonetalksaboutatleastoneofthepeopleonthechart.AskpairsofSstopresenttheirconversationstotheclass.Grammarfocus1.Reviewthegrammarbox.AskSstosaythequestionsandanswers.1)Whereisyourpenpalfrom?HeisfromAustralia.2.Wheredoeshelive?HelivesinSydney.AskSstomakemoresentenceswith“where,from.andlive3a.Thisactivityprovidesreadingandspellingpractice.Pointoutthediagramandexplainhowitworks.Readtheinstructionstotheclass.AskSstoworkinpairs.Correcttheanswers.(1.China2.TheUnitedStates,TheUnitedKingdom,Australia,3.Singapore)3b.Thisactivityprovidesguidedoralpractice.Callattentiontotheconversationinthepicture.AsktwoSstoreadittotheclass.Answertheirquestionsabouttheconversation.AskSstoworkinpairs.Askseveralstudentstoperformtheirconversationsfortheclass.4.Thisactivityprovideslistening,speaking,readingandwritingpracticeExplaintheprocedure.Playthegame.SectionB1.ThisactivityprovidesreadingpracticePointoutthelanguagetextbooksonthedesktop.Callattentiontothenotebookpagewiththecountrieslisted.Pointoutthesampleanswer.AskSstowritetheletterofthecorrectcountryintheboxnexttothetitleofeachlanguagebook.,askSstoworkinpairs.Askastudenttowritehisorheranswersontheboard.2a.Thisactivityprovideslisteningpractice.Callattentiontotheconversationbubblesinthepicture.Playtherecording,numbereachquestionyoubearonthetape.Playtherecordingasecondtime.Checktheanswers.(Answers:What’shername?1/Whereisshefrom?2/Doesshehaveanybrothersandsister?3/DoesshespeakEnglish?)2b.Thisactivityprovideslisteningandwritingpractice.Callattentiontothenumberedquestionsin2a,askdifferentSstoreaditPointouttheanswerblanksin2bandthesampleanswer.PlaythetapeandaskSstocompletetheanswersindividually.Correcttheanswers.2c.ThisactivityprovidesoralpracticeAskeachstudenttoworkwithapartner.AskandanswerPracticeoneortwoexchangeswithastudent.Thenworkinpairs.AskapairofSstoperformtheconversationfortheclass.3a.Thisactivityprovidesreadingandwritingpractice.Callattentiontotheletter.Readittotheclassorastudenttoreaditforyou.Pointtothefourquestionsbeneaththeletter.AsSswork,movearound.andhelpthem.Whentheyarefinished,askthequestionsorallyandaskSstoanswers.WritethecorrectanswersontheboardsothatSscancheckthespellingandotherdetailsoftheiranswers.(1.Toronto,Canada,2.ApenpalinChina3.EnglishandalittleFrench.4.Helikesgoingtothemovieswithhisfriendsandplayingsports.)3b.Thisactivityprovidesreadingandwritingpractice.CallattentiontotheletterfromTomKing.Pointouttheblanksintheletter.Askthemtofindtheinformationtocompletetheletter.Readthelettertotheclasssaying“blank”.AskSstowritethemissingwordsontheblanklinesindividually.Correcttheanswers.3c.Thisactivityprovidesopen-endedpractice.AskSstomaketheirowninformationcardandthenwriteanemailaboutthemselves.Tellthemtouse3basanexample.
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